Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Bracken County, Kentucky, resident. Virginia native. Father of William M. Best.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, p.421A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, Brookville, p.130.
KYR-0001-020-1416.

Citation

Best, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196862 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Charles Henry Lee et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-09-03

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